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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Terbs on 20 July 2012, 10:44:29
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I expect you fellas know all about this, but I only found this out recently.
My Laguna estate has got the plastic/vinyl type bumpers and trim fitted. They have all faded to grey from black over the years. Despite using all the recovery products, after a couple of weeks they are grey again. :(
So I googled and found a link that shows if you apply heat with a heat gun, the bumpers change back to black. Something to do with molecular structure.
So I put the heat gun to use....and Bingo....absolutely brilliant. That was six weeks ago and the bumpers and trim are like new :y :y :y
Sorry if this is 'old hat' but I was so impressed I had to put to print ;D
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Thats news to me matey i did not know that...cheers....just goes to show its worth putting things like that on here :y
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Didnt know that either so top tip :y...corsa plastics are bad for fading
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Hi fellas....
Here is the link I found.... :y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-dtbBzky-s
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Didnt know that either so top tip :y...corsa plastics are bad for fading
Yep. The Opti family also runs a Corsa 1.2 SXI. I use "Cherry Blossom Readywax" on the skirts. It takes about twenty minutes to do the whole car, and lasts about ten washes before I need to do it again.
Cost 89p. :y
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Well that's just bloody fantastic 8) 8) :y :y Excellent info :) :)
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Wow! That works great. Wonder how much a garage or body shop would charge to "restore" your plastic bits? Job for the apprentice to do and they hit you for a small fortune no doubt.
Cynical hat now being returned to cupboard ;D
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Obviously, you have to be careful using heat around your paintwork.....but as I said earlier, its made my Laguna look like a new car....how long it will last, only time will tell. I wish I had taken some 'before and after' pics :(
Another link.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ue-1_Jk2Y0&feature=fvwrel
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nice one Tony :y
Will be valeting the old w reg corsa on Sunday getting it ready to sell , so will give it a go on the plastic .
Agree with earlier poster that Corsa's seem to suffer more than most with this faded plastic trim issue.
regards, Al :y
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I always use boiled linseed oil on my black trims.
They only need doing a couple of times a year and come up very well.
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Ssssshhhh! The heat gun trick is a trade secret, don't tell everyone!!!
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Everyone outside with the heat guns this weekend ... secrets out :P ;D
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Just beware that the heat gun you are using was designed to take paint off...
Also, too much heat will melt the plastic, or soften the adhesive that holds the trims on.
But yes it works a treat and lasts for ages
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I use this for clit :y
it keeps nearly a year under our sun..
http://www.google.com.tr/imgres?q=arexons+bumper+restorer&um=1&hl=tr&sa=N&tbm=isch&tbnid=XFn0JHlU8NAg-M:&imgrefurl=http://www.tnf.gr/shop/gr/products.php%3Faction%3Dview%26cat%3D28%26id%3D9&docid=R5hEEu5iZJyIdM&imgurl=http://www.tnf.gr/shop/photos/products/9_7070%252520BUMPER%252520RESTORER.jpg&w=600&h=1050&ei=laEJULmdLqqN0wWHruHICg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=175&vpy=57&dur=78&hovh=297&hovw=170&tx=89&ty=167&sig=105317347318019298747&page=1&tbnh=148&tbnw=84&start=0&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:69&biw=1271&bih=667 (http://www.google.com.tr/imgres?q=arexons+bumper+restorer&um=1&hl=tr&sa=N&tbm=isch&tbnid=XFn0JHlU8NAg-M:&imgrefurl=http://www.tnf.gr/shop/gr/products.php%3Faction%3Dview%26cat%3D28%26id%3D9&docid=R5hEEu5iZJyIdM&imgurl=http://www.tnf.gr/shop/photos/products/9_7070%252520BUMPER%252520RESTORER.jpg&w=600&h=1050&ei=laEJULmdLqqN0wWHruHICg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=175&vpy=57&dur=78&hovh=297&hovw=170&tx=89&ty=167&sig=105317347318019298747&page=1&tbnh=148&tbnw=84&start=0&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:69&biw=1271&bih=667)
ps: use plastic gloves or the next day you will go job with black hands ;D
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I use this for clit :y
it keeps nearly a year under our sun..
http://www.google.com.tr/imgres?q=arexons+bumper+restorer&um=1&hl=tr&sa=N&tbm=isch&tbnid=XFn0JHlU8NAg-M:&imgrefurl=http://www.tnf.gr/shop/gr/products.php%3Faction%3Dview%26cat%3D28%26id%3D9&docid=R5hEEu5iZJyIdM&imgurl=http://www.tnf.gr/shop/photos/products/9_7070%252520BUMPER%252520RESTORER.jpg&w=600&h=1050&ei=laEJULmdLqqN0wWHruHICg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=175&vpy=57&dur=78&hovh=297&hovw=170&tx=89&ty=167&sig=105317347318019298747&page=1&tbnh=148&tbnw=84&start=0&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:69&biw=1271&bih=667 (http://www.google.com.tr/imgres?q=arexons+bumper+restorer&um=1&hl=tr&sa=N&tbm=isch&tbnid=XFn0JHlU8NAg-M:&imgrefurl=http://www.tnf.gr/shop/gr/products.php%3Faction%3Dview%26cat%3D28%26id%3D9&docid=R5hEEu5iZJyIdM&imgurl=http://www.tnf.gr/shop/photos/products/9_7070%252520BUMPER%252520RESTORER.jpg&w=600&h=1050&ei=laEJULmdLqqN0wWHruHICg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=175&vpy=57&dur=78&hovh=297&hovw=170&tx=89&ty=167&sig=105317347318019298747&page=1&tbnh=148&tbnw=84&start=0&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:69&biw=1271&bih=667)
ps: use plastic gloves or the next day you will go job with black hands ;D
Could not use that, cem....can't read the instructions ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I use this for clit :y
it keeps nearly a year under our sun..
http://www.google.com.tr/imgres?q=arexons+bumper+restorer&um=1&hl=tr&sa=N&tbm=isch&tbnid=XFn0JHlU8NAg-M:&imgrefurl=http://www.tnf.gr/shop/gr/products.php%3Faction%3Dview%26cat%3D28%26id%3D9&docid=R5hEEu5iZJyIdM&imgurl=http://www.tnf.gr/shop/photos/products/9_7070%252520BUMPER%252520RESTORER.jpg&w=600&h=1050&ei=laEJULmdLqqN0wWHruHICg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=175&vpy=57&dur=78&hovh=297&hovw=170&tx=89&ty=167&sig=105317347318019298747&page=1&tbnh=148&tbnw=84&start=0&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:69&biw=1271&bih=667 (http://www.google.com.tr/imgres?q=arexons+bumper+restorer&um=1&hl=tr&sa=N&tbm=isch&tbnid=XFn0JHlU8NAg-M:&imgrefurl=http://www.tnf.gr/shop/gr/products.php%3Faction%3Dview%26cat%3D28%26id%3D9&docid=R5hEEu5iZJyIdM&imgurl=http://www.tnf.gr/shop/photos/products/9_7070%252520BUMPER%252520RESTORER.jpg&w=600&h=1050&ei=laEJULmdLqqN0wWHruHICg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=175&vpy=57&dur=78&hovh=297&hovw=170&tx=89&ty=167&sig=105317347318019298747&page=1&tbnh=148&tbnw=84&start=0&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:69&biw=1271&bih=667)
ps: use plastic gloves or the next day you will go job with black hands ;D
Could not use that, cem....can't read the instructions ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
;D ;D ;D
just wanted to show the product.. :y
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well done matey...amazing results :y
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I shit you not peanut butter works too because of the oils in it. Cheap too and lasts very well. Put some on a cloth and rub it in to the plastic. Leave it for a few hours then buff it off. Sorted.
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Black shoe polish works wonders as well. Both inside and out :y :y
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I shit you not peanut butter works too because of the oils in it. Cheap too and lasts very well. Put some on a cloth and rub it in to the plastic. Leave it for a few hours then buff it off. Sorted.
As I said in OP, I had used the heat gun to bring back to black, but today for a laugh, I did the nearside rear bumper with peanut butter as a top up.......
You could knock me down with a feather, finished it off a treat. :y
Only drawbacks.....keep away from safari parks.....
Never got to do the offside, as the peanut butter on the knife looked so nice, I ate it ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I shit you not peanut butter works too because of the oils in it. Cheap too and lasts very well. Put some on a cloth and rub it in to the plastic. Leave it for a few hours then buff it off. Sorted.
As I said in OP, I had used the heat gun to bring back to black, but today for a laugh, I did the nearside rear bumper with peanut butter as a top up.......
You could knock me down with a feather, finished it off a treat. :y
Only drawbacks.....keep away from safari parks.....
Never got to do the offside, as the peanut butter on the knife looked so nice, I ate it ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Dont buy pattern peanut butter it false economy ;D ;D :y
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Yes none of that cheap "value" peanut butter. Go for Tesco's finest only! ;D
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Black shoe polish works wonders as well. Both inside and out :y :y
Yep, I have used this for years, but I like the heat gun idea........ :y :y
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Judging by how close they where holding the heatgun to the trim in those videos it needs to get pretty warm/hot. Or are they on a low heat setting ? I suppose I am asking wether a hairdryer will do it aswell ?
I used wifes hairdryer to remove a glued on spoiler, worked rather well. I have access to a heat gun but thought it would be to hot.
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I used my Black and Decker heat gun, which I use at work for burning off paint :y
Not sure whether a hair dryer would be hot enough
Like anything....if you are not sure, don't do it :y Or practice on a bit of 'safe' trim
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LOL all of those are hard work!
best kept secret in the valeting worlkd is a product called
Hi-lite by concept chemicals,
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250748612329
brings plastics back to new as well as rubber and vinyl, it brought our mitsubishi plastics up like new and its 26 years old!!
so good the guys watching me do it all ordered some!! :y
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I used my Black and Decker heat gun, which I use at work for burning off paint :y
Not sure whether a hair dryer would be hot enough
Like anything....if you are not sure, don't do it :y Or practice on a bit of 'safe' trim
i can just see it now...someone gives it too much stick and driving around with molten plastic trim...i guess it will be black though lol :y